The boldly inventive improvisations of guitarist Wayne Krantz have long held a fascination for fans of dynamic, uncompromised music. Ex-Sideman with Steely Dan, Donald Fagen,Michael Brecker , Billy Cobham and many others, Krantz has focused on live performance for nearly two decades, holding down a residency at New York City’s 55 Bar and documenting the…
FRONTIERS RECORDS SIGNS LYNCH MOB
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•Frontiers Records is excited to announce the worldwide release of the Lynch Mob come-back studio album entitled “Smoke and Mirrors,” to be released on September 18 in Europe and October 13 in the USA. After 17 long years, singer Oni Logan and guitar wizard George Lynch found their way back together and again show…
MC LARS NEW VIDEO FOR “TRUE PLAYER FOR REAL”
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•Check out a world premiere from MC Lars, “True Player For Real,” brought to you by Shockhound.com! SKOPE IT HERE!
ROBBIE WILLIAMS SET TO RELEASE HIS NEW ALBUM NOVEMBER 10
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•The amazing ROBBIE WILLIAMS, who has sold a staggering 55 million albums worldwide has announced that he will release his brand new album Reality Killed The Video Star globally on November 9th followed by a digital release in the U.S. on November 10th on EMI’s Virgin Records. Robbie teamed up with producer Trevor Horn…
NEW BOYZ SET TO RELEASE THEIR DEBUT ALBUM “SKINNY JEANZ & A MIC” SEPTEMBER 15
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•Back to school season will be a little easier to cope with this fall as the New Boyz plan to drop their debut album Skinny Jeanz & A Mic September 15, 2009 on Asylum/Warner Bros. Records. The trend-setting single “You’re A Jerk” (dubbed “pretty much perfect” by the New York Times) has become a…
PET SHOP BOYS BREAK BILLBOARD RECORD
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•Over 25 years after the release of their worldwide hit ‘West End Girls’, Pet Shop Boys return in grand style, setting the record for the most number 1’s on Billboard Magazine’s Dance/Club chart among groups with ‘Love Etc.’ the first single off their acclaimed album Yes. It’s the ninth time the band has hit the…
SKOPE EXCLUSIVES: MA$E “SHUT THE CITY DOWN”
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•We at Skopemag.com get hundreds of exclusive tracks via various vendors on a daily basis. The goal for us is to share with our readers as many tracks that come in. Please note that some of these links expire so you got to get it while it’s hot! MA$E “SHUT THE CITY DOWN”: SKOPE IT…
JA RULE SPEAKS ON EMINEM/MARIAH BEEF
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•According to DrewReports.com, Ja Rule is siding with Mariah Carey and feels it was unnecessary for Eminem to have released his diss track. The rapper may have had a previous beef with Slim Shady but he feels insulting a woman is childish. Rule even considers the possibility that Em and Mariah did have a fling,…
WIN FREE ROB THOMAS TIX
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•Rob Thomas has teamed up with Southwest Airlines to give you a chance to win an amazing prize package. If you’re lucky enough to be selected, you’ll receive roundtrip airfare and tickets to the matchbox twenty frontman’s show in Los Angeles in the fall. For details on how to enter, head to RobThomasMusic.com.
CAROLINA LIAR GO GOLD
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•Carolina Liar’s hit song Show Me What I’m Looking For has gone Gold in Ireland, and the guys finally got their plaque to prove it. Check out Twitter.com/CarolinaLiar to see the band posing with their new hardware!
APL.DE.AP TO LAUNCH JEEPNEY MUSIC LABEL
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•Black Eyed Peas’ Apl.de.Ap will launch his new record label, Jeepney Music, at ECCO nightclub in Los Angeles next week. Jeepney Music will not only feature emerging recording artists, but will also highlight the growing number of DJs and collaborative artists in the forefront of the digital transformation of music. In an unprecedented act,…
BEYONCE AND LADY GAGA SCORE NINE VMA NOMS
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•Beyonce and Lady GaGa have each scored nine MTV Video Music Award nominations. Beyonce’s nods are for “Single Ladies (Put A Ring on It),” while GaGa is nominated for both her “Poker Face” and “Paparazzi” videos. Britney Spears follows with seven combined nominations for “Womanizer” and “Circus.” Jay-Z, Green Day, Eminem, Kanye West…
CHRIS BROWN DOES LARRY KING LIVE!
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•According to RadarOnline.com, Chris Brown is scheduled to make his first televised interview since he assaulted Rihanna back in February. After his official sentencing today, Breezy agreed to appear on Larry King Live. Be sure to check it out when Larry King Live! airs tonight at 9 PM Eastern, 6 PM Pacific.
COBRA STARSHIP AT THE HAMMERSTEIN BALLROOM
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•Before embarking on their “Hot Mess Across The U.S.” tour, the Cobras opened up for none other than Katy Perry in New York at the Hammerstein Ballroom!
DAMIAN LAZARUS JOINS UNDERWORLD TOUR / MP3
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•Damian Lazarus will be joining Underworld on the road this week, opening for the legendary duo’s US tour. It’s been a couple of years since Underworld hit the road in the US, and over a decade since they played Vegas, where they’ll kick start the tour this weekend. To celebrate Underworld are giving away a…
PARKWAY DRIVE TO RELEASE THE DVD OF THE YEAR ON SEPT 22 / VIDEO
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•Australia’s hottest metal band Parkway Drive will release a 90-minute documentary film entitled THE DVD on Sept 22. The film follows the boisterous quintet from humble beginnings on the beaches of Byron Bay to storming stages all over the world. Part documentary, part extreme-sports video, part live footage…..all metal! [youtube MEwiMT–xOQ…
SKOPE EXCLUSIVES: Har Mar Superstar “Tall Boy”
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•We at Skopemag.com get hundreds of exclusive tracks via various vendors on a daily basis. The goal for us is to share with our readers as many tracks that come in. Please note that some of these links expire so you got to get it while it’s hot! Har Mar Superstar “Tall Boy”: SKOPE IT…
STARDEATH AND WHITE DWARFS NEW VIDEO FOR “NEW HEAT”
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•STARDEATH AND WHITE DWARFS, have a new album out now called “The Birth” and you can pick up the vinyl (which includes a free digital download card).
SKOPE & SICK PUPPIES ARE GIVING AWAY A 32″ FLAT SCREEN TV + MORE
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•In celebration of their new release, Tri-Polar, Sick Puppies and Skope Magazine are giving you a chance to win a 32” Flat Screen TV and 8.0 megapixel camera phone, brought to you by Samsung Mobileâ„¢, Rock Prophecies and Virgin Records!
ROB MURAT OFFERS “DILEMMA” MP3 OFF NEW ALBUM
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•Rob Murat, a New York-bred R&B singer, composer, and producer, is very proud to announce the release of his debut album, So Much To Say.
MARCY PLAYGROUND FULL ALBUM STREAM
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•On their riveting and keenly-anticipated fourth album, Leaving Wonderland… in a fit of rage, Marcy Playground return to action in triumphant fashion.
SKOPE EXCLUSIVES: NROTB “Droplet”
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•We at Skopemag.com get hundreds of exclusive tracks via various vendors on a daily basis. The goal for us is to share with our readers as many tracks that come in. Please note that some of these links expire so you got to get it while it’s hot! NROTB “Droplet”: SKOPE IT HERE!
CLIVE DAVIS TO PRODUCE HARRY CONNICK JR NEW ALBUM
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•Columbia Recording Artist, singer and pianist Harry Connick Jr., just barely out of his thirties, has released 24 albums under his own name, which have sold 25 million copies around the world. Although he has recorded various genres of music, from traditional pop to instrumental jazz to funk and blues, he has shown a…
GIRL IN A COMA “EL MONTE” VIDEO
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•San Antonio trio Girl in a Coma follow up their recent “Static Mind” video release with “El Monte,” another track from ‘Trio B.C.’ on Joan Jett’s Blackheart Records. “El Monte” was shot in the trio’s hometown, and includes local landmarks like Woodlawn Lake and Hogwild Records. Watch “El Monte”: [youtube keUiNjWi-nQ nolink] www.myspace.com/girlsinacoma
JAGUAR LOVE INKS WITH NEW LABEL
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•Jaguar Love, the Portland OR electro-indie-dance-jangle-glam-rock combo comprised of former Blood Brothers Johnny Whitney and Cody Votolato has announced a joint partnership with Fat Possum Records (Andrew Bird, Black Keys, Wavves). The first album under the new arrangement will be released in early 2010. Whitney and Votolato will enter the studio on August 7th with…
SKOPE EXCLUSIVES: TOOLS “WHATS THA PROB”
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•We at Skopemag.com get hundreds of exclusive tracks via various vendors on a daily basis. The goal for us is to share with our readers as many tracks that come in. Please note that some of these links expire so you got to get it while it’s hot! TOOLS “WHATS THA PROB”: SKOPE IT HERE!
DAY26 ACCUSED OF COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT
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•Day 26 are reportedly involved in a copyright infringement suit, which claims that the group stole a song from an artist named Kirby Shields. TMZ obtained documents that state Shields’ song “I’m Just Getting Started” is identical to a song called “Just Getting Started” — which is off the guys Forever In A Day…
NICK CANNON RESPONDS TO EMINEM
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•Following Eminem’s diss record, “The Warning,” against Mariah Carey, Nick Cannon has once again stuck up for his wife and fired back at Slim Shady by posting several bible verses on his Twitter page. The funnyman wrote: “Never argue with fools because from a distance people can’t tell who is who.” He later added:…
SHINEDOWN CONTEST!
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•Shinedown are offering their fans a unique opportunity. Head to Shinedown.com right now to learn how you can win an all expenses paid trip to the Stimulate This tour in Philadelphia on August 30th.
DRAKE TWEETS ABOUT KNEE SURGERY
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•After Drake fell and re-injured himself during the America’s Most Wanted tour stop in Camden, New Jersey, the rapper blogged about the situation. Drizzy wrote an entry called Angels And Demons and explained that he doesn’t regret performing. He also adds that he “embarked on this tour with a torn ACL, MCL, and…
BLACK EYED PEAS ARE NUMBER ONE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ATLANTIC
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•The Black Eyed Peas have the number one song in the U-S and the U-K, as “I Gotta Feeling,” jumped to the top spot overseas. According to Billboard, the band has already boasted the longest successive stay at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 with 17 weeks in total for “Boom Boom Pow”…
CHRIS BROWN JOINS LIL WAYNE ONSTAGE
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•Chris Brown joined Lil Wayne on stage Sunday night at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Virginia Beach, Virginia. In his first onstage appearance since pleading guilty to assaulting Rihanna in February, singer Brown joined Wayne’s near the end of his set. Brown filled in for Drake, who was forced to leave the tour…
SKOPE EXCLUSIVES: The Knux “F*uck You”
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•Fresh off of All Points West and gearing up for Lollapalooza this weekend. The Knux are currently on Rock The Bells and working on the follow up to their critically acclaimed debut “Remind Me In 3 Days…”. Here’e a track they leaked to warm up for their sophomore release. SKOPE IT HERE!
BROTHER ALI OFFERS TEASER VIDEO & MP3 FOR “US”
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•A profound personal glimpse into a vulnerability seldom seen or heard in music, Us touches on the strengths and flaws of the human condition, exploring drug abuse, divorce, homophobia and many more topics that most people are scared to touch in their own lives, much less on an album for the world to see.
SKOPE EXCLUSIVES: Big Ken “CUTLASS MUZIK”
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•We at Skopemag.com get hundreds of exclusive tracks via various vendors on a daily basis. The goal for us is to share with our readers as many tracks that come in. Please note that some of these links expire so you got to get it while it’s hot! Big Ken “CUTLASS MUZIK”: SKOPE IT HERE!
BEATEN AWAKE TO RELEASE ‘THUNDER$TROKE’ OCTOBER 13
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•Beaten Awake will release their sophomore album, Thunder$troke, October 13, 2009 on Fat Possum. Thunder$troke is a lo-fi, alternately heavy and rocking, dreamy and rolling landscape of fuzzy bass, resonating drums, and guitars channeled through a late ’70s Fender Super Reverb amp. The members of Beaten Awake have been fixtures of the Kent, OH, music…
PAPA ROACH EUROPEAN DATES
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•Having rocked UK audiences with sold-out tour earlier this year, Papa Roach, the Grammy nominated Californian quartet, are crossing the Atlantic this September for a UK and European tour in support of the their fifth studio album Metamorphosis and forthcoming single I Almost Told You I Loved You. . The tour kicks off on September…
STEEL PANTHER SET FEEL THE STEEL RELEASE DATE / VIDEO
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•On Rocktober 6th Steel Panther will release Feel The Steel the culmination of a glam metal revival suited perfectly for 2009! Feel The Steel, produced by Jay Ruston, features “Death To All But Metal” and “Community Property” and will mark the major label debut from the spandex-clad quartet. The album will hit fans on September…
BILL LASWELL PRESENTS NEW BAND METHOD OF DEFIANCE
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•Method Of Defiance is the new band spearheaded by the legendary Bill Laswell. The tour dates, which begin September 11 at Williamsburg Music Hall in Brooklyn, mark the first time in three years that Michigan-born, New York City based resident Laswell has played shows here in the United States. In addition to the tour, Method…
DIANA OLSON INTRODUCES THE GREAT GUITAR OF ROB CARLTON
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•Rob Carlton grew up on Long Island in New York where he was surrounded by many musicians who would rent rooms in his parents’ 16th century home. Rob was first introduced to guitar and songwriting at the early age of 12, receiving some of his first lessons from one of the boarding musicians.